Is it March yet?

I am more than ready for this baby to come out. Not only b.c i am so excited to meet him, but b.c i need to get my body back. When i was pregnant with Rocco, I was more than ok with getting huge and just embracing my pregnant body. But now that I HAVE Rocco around, it it very hard for me to embrace this body. The reason is b.c my pregnant body is making it very difficult to do anything, especially things that relate to my Rocco. Mostly just playing with him is difficult b.c he is so active and loves to play hockey and run around and that is just not an option for me right now. Poor guy. I feel so bad, but I know that this won't last forever and it's almost over. We still do fun things, but it mostly involves me sitting on the couch watching him play and cheering him on!
I can't wait to be able to walk, run, and just MOVE normally again! But it is still absolutely worth it.

No more TV!

Well, at least not during the day! Many of you know that I love watching tv. I love the news, i love documentaries, dramas, comedies, and i especially love reality TV (except Jersey Shore)...Anyways, I would have the tv on from the moment i woke up, till the moment i went to bed. Even if i didn't watch it, I liked having it as background noise, and it made me feel not so alone. Now that my son is growing up like a weed, i've been starting to notice how much he too likes to watch whatever is on. The moment i realized this was becoming a big problem was when he would just "zone out" for a long period of time and not want to play with his toys. But i think what hit home for me was watching (of course) the news and how the did a study that kids that watch too much tv, have a harder time concentrating on anything else except the television. Also, the children studied was less likely to use the creative part of their brains and therefore not be able to concentrate on anything for a long period of time. I've always heard that too much tv was not good for kids, but i thought if i was watching boring stuff like the news, he could care less. Not the case. So, no more tv while the munchkin is awake! Occasionally we will watch an episode of Elmo's world, but besides that... nothing! I've only been doing it for about 3 days now and i've been really enjoying my time with Rocco, and when he is playing on his own, I read. Now i just need to find more reading material! and hopefully when the weather is back to normal, we can go outside and play.

Tick Tock

Time is getting closer to when my baby boy is set to arrive! I cannot wait to see what he looks like and just how life will change for us (again). Why are we so crazy? I can't believe my family will now be a family of 4! I'm 27 years old and I will have 2 kids, married for 6 years, back in Winnipeg, and my husband in school for nursing. If someone would have told me this is what my life was going to look like...i totally wouldn't have believed them! Especially the whole...living back at home with mom part. Ha! But, once again, I absolutely love my life! Seriously where has the time gone? This June will be my 10 year high school reunion. 10 YEARS! Crazy! Can't wait to see what the next 10 will bring!

Christmas? Where did you go?

This year it seemed like Christmas came and went...fast. Usually this time of year feels like time stands still and I get to enjoy every second. Not this year. I honestly felt that Christmas was just another day. I also had mixed emotions about it all...on one side, i felt that i truly grasped the meaning of Christmas and how it was not about the hustle and bustle... but about Jesus and his amazing gift to us. I would become quite emotional when i would here songs like O Holy Night and others that are just so beautiful to listen to because of the powerful message they have. Then there's the other part of me that wanted Christmas to be all that it's supposed to be, and what that was supposed to look like...i was not sure, and so i felt disappointed. I don't know if it was the fact that we were not in Alberta, or maybe b.c Christmas was not like it usually was in past years, or maybe b.c we couldn't make it to a candle light service. I couldn't and still can't explain why I was sad. Maybe it's the hormones. I love my family so much and it was nice to spend some time with them, so at least we had a nice hang out time together that just so happened to include some gift giving.

Over Half way done!

Currently I am 23 weeks pregnant. So far the pregnancy has been going really well, but the worst part about it, is at night when I have to get up to go to the washroom. I think last night, i got up about 6 times. It was awful. Sometimes i can fall back asleep no problem, but i do have those moments where it takes me a VERY long time to get sleepy. It is almost as if I have tons of energy and I can get up and start my day...too bad it's usually around 3am. I know that this is supposed to "get me ready" for when my newborn baby arrives, but right now I would rather have my baby boy keep me awake, than my bladder. I have a few more months to go and I am not looking forward to this going on...boo.
Thus the life of a pregnant woman.

It's been a while...

Well, it's been a long time since i've written anything. Nothing too exciting has been happening in my life right now so i thought i would write about all the cute things Rocco has been doing lately.

1- He ASKS us to play music so he can dance. He loves hip hop and basically anything with a beat.

2- He can say mama, dada, bye bye, Elmo, down, up, uh oh, bath, all done, agua (water ), and shakes his head for yes and no. He still uses his sign language for "all done, more, please, and thank you"

3- He looks at my belly and can say "baby"
4- He loves to sit and watch Elmo You Tube video's
5- He absolutely LOVES cars and trucks. He likes to say "vroom, vroom" every time he sees one.

I just love him so much. I can't wait for my next little bundle of joy to arrive!

Ugh.

Recently I watched a news program on how "new" studies have shown that drinking alcohol while pregnant is ok and if done moderately it should not affect the baby. ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME!!!! I was outraged when I saw the pregnant mother drinking a glass of wine and talking about how she might even have another one. It is scientifically proven without a doubt that alcohol is poison to a fetus and will damage the brain and cause FASD. I know that there have been many mothers that have drank alcohol and there children are healthy and happy. But I also know of mothers that have drank one glass of wine once, and has a child with FASD. Recently I heard a mother say "I don't know what the big deal is...women in Italy drink all the time and there kids are fine" I was absolutely disgusted and so angry. I strongly believe that if you actively choose to drink while you are pregnant then you are being completely and utterly SELFISH. A mother that chooses to drink is putting her WANTS first and not the needs of her unborn child. Why would a mother want to risk doing damage to an innocent life, just so that she can drink? Being able to conceive and carry a child is a blessing that not all women get to experience and every child is precious and therefore should be treated as such.